| May-22-22 | | thegoodanarchist: got the first 2 moves |
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| May-22-22 | | Brenin: Black's negligence about f7 calls for 13 Bxf7+ Kxf7 (otherwise 14 Bxe8 with material gain for White) 14 Ng5+ (not 14 Qb3+ Kf8 15 Ng5 Ne5) Kg6 (14 ... Kf8 15 Ne6+ wins the Q, or 14 ... Kg8 15 Qb3+ d5 16 Nxd5 Ne5 17 Nxf6+ Kh8 18 Nxe8) 15 f4, with a strong attack, e.g. 15 ... Nc5 16 f5+ Bxf5 17 exf5+ Kxf5 18 Nd5 Nxd5 19 Qf3+ with mate in a few moves. |
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| May-22-22 | | mel gibson: I saw the first 2 plies straight away and then looked for something else but didn't find anything better. Stockfish 15 says:
13. Bxf7+
(13. Bxf7+ (♗c4xf7+ ♔g8xf7 ♘f3-g5+ ♔f7-g8 ♕d1-b3+ d6-d5 ♘c3xd5 ♘d7-e5 ♘d5xf6+ ♔g8-h8
♘f6xe8 ♕d8xe8 ♗c1-f4 ♗e7xg5 ♗f4xg5 ♗c8-e6 ♕b3-g3 ♘e5-c6 ♗g5-d2 ♗e6-c4 f2-f4
♕e8-f7 ♖a1-a3 ♖a8-e8 b2-b3 ♗c4-e6 f4-f5 ♕f7-f8 ♖a3-a1 ♗e6-g8 h2-h3 h7-h6
♖a1-b1 ♖e8-d8 ♖b1-c1 ♖d8-d7 ♔g1-h2 a6-a5 ♖e1-f1 ♕f8-f6 ♖c1-e1 ♖d7-e7 ♗d2-f4
♖e7-e8 ♖f1-f3 ♔h8-h7 ♔h2-g1 ♔h7-h8 ♗f4-d6 ♕f6-g5 ♕g3xg5 h6xg5 e4-e5 ♗g8-d5
♖f3-g3 g7-g6 f5xg6 ♖e8-d8 g6-g7+ ♔h8xg7) +6.44/40 192) score for White +6.44 depth 40. |
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May-22-22
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: A little too easy for a Sunday. You only need to see the first 4-5 moves to know that Black will not survive. Nonetheless, the final mating pattern after 22...Kxf4; 23.Qg3X is gorgeous. |
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| May-22-22 | | Stanco: 13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Qb3+ Kg6 15.Nh4+ Kh5 16.Qf7+ Kxh4 17.g3+ Kh3 18.Qe6+ Ng4 19.Ne2 Bg5 20.Kh1 Rxe6 21.Ng1# |
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| May-22-22 | | AlicesKnight: Found the break-in, not the continuation, like others. "L'Anglais" is right; a fine picture of minor pieces dancing round the adverse king. |
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| May-22-22 | | agb2002: White is one pawn down.
Black threatens dxc3.
White can start an attack on the light squares around the black king with 13.Bxf7+: A) 13... Kxf7 14.Ng5+ (14.Qb3+ Kf8 15.Ng5 Ne5 16.f4 dxc3 17.fxe5 d5 18.exf6 gxf6, unclear) A.1) 14... Kf8 15.Ne6+ Kg8 16.Nxd8 dxc3 17.Ne6 wins decisive material. A.2) 14... Kg8 15.Qb3+ d5 (else Qf7# or smothered mate) 16.Nxd5 A.2.a) 16... h6 17.Nxf6+ Kh8 18.Qg8+ Rxg8 19.Nf7#. A.2.b) 16... Ne5 17.Nxf6+ Kh8 (17... Kf8 18.Qg8#) 18.Nxe8 Bxg5 (18... Qxe8 loses an exchange and a pawn at least) 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.Nd6 wins an exchange and a pawn and Black doesn't seem to have counterplay. A.3) 14... Kg6 15.f4
A.3.a) 15... h6 16.f5#.
A.3.b) 15... h5 16.f5+ Kh6 17.Ne6+ Kh7 18.Nxd8 dxc3 19.Ne6 wins decisive material. A.3.c) 15... Nc5 16.f5+ Bxf5 (16... Kh6 17.Nf7#) 17.exf5+ Kxf5 18.Nd5 A.3.c.i) 18... Nxd5 19.Qf3+ Kg6 20.Qf7+ Kh6 21.Ne6+ wins decisive material. A.3.c.ii) 18... Kg6 19.Nf4+ Kf5 (19... Kxg6 20.Ne6+ wins decisive material) 20.Qf3 looks winning. For example, 20... Qa5 21.Qh3+ Kxg5 22.Ne6+ Kg6 23.Qg3+ and mate in two. |
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| May-22-22 | | goodevans: I remember a time when I wouldn't have a clue where to start on most Sunday puzzles. Not any more. I'd like to think it's me that's got way, way better but I know in all honesty that's not the case. :o( |
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| May-22-22 | | Brenin: <Stanco>: After 13 Bxf7+ Kxf7 14 Qb3+ I think 14 ... Kf8 is better for Black than 14 ... Kg6, e.g. 15 Ng5 Ne5 16 f4 h6 17 fxe5 hxg5 18 exf6 Bxf6 19 Nd5 leaves Black a P up but with a rather loose position. |
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May-22-22
 | | chrisowen: Geyser x flaps ou I Bxf7+ no a flush photon cigar dials bluff I zippy Ng5+ kaputz da it is only the 2 I harvest :) |
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| May-22-22 | | spingo: Viktor Varadi has the nickname: <Oli> Varadi😜😅. |
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May-22-22
 | | dorsnikov: Got the first move and that was it. Although I did harbor the basic idea of what followed. |
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May-22-22
 | | Jimfromprovidence: I did not see 14...Kg6, but I do want to point out a pleasing mate if after the text 15 f4, black tries 15...dxc3. White mates in two after 16 f5+ Kh6 17 Nf7#.
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| May-22-22 | | Besrqe: Black got into trouble forgetting that you prepare a pawn advance before making it, playing a premature 10...e5?, and only then went about trying to prepare it lol In the puzzle position, the first thing to see is all the weak white squares in Black's position and f7 in particular. Then, you'll see that the only piece that can force something immediately on the light squares is a Bishop sac on f7. The move actually forces the BK out in the open, since running back to the castled position leads to 13. ...Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 (or 14...Kf8 15.Ne6+)15. Qb3+ d5 16. Nxd5 and both White Knights will do whatever they want to on the light squares. So, Black will be forced into 13. ...Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Kg6. White has a mating net now and needs a check. The only way to get a check safely in a move or two is advancing to fpawn to f5 or hpawn to h5. The f5 check is clearly stronger. After 15.f4 Ne5 (there's really no other move as the Black King is stalemated with a check coming up) 16.f5+Bxf517.exf5+Kxf5, I stopped calculating (although Rxe5 and Rf1 were my candidates) once I saw White gets his Bishop back and the Black King is literally one of the most advanced pieces in Black's army >_< Here, I would like to point out Bxf7 and forcing the King out to g6 in this position is very similar to positions where Bxh7 works and forces the King to g6 as the only way to protect against Qh5 and Qh7+mate. Anyone who wants to get a better vision of Bxh7 or f7 type attacks, I recommend reading the Bxh7 section in the classic book The Art of Attack in Chess. |
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| May-22-22 | | Stanco: <Brenin> I don't think, I know
I only wanted to put the line I fancy |
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Kibitzing
sac: 13.Bxf7+
